Detrital zircon geochronology is rapidly develo** into an essential tool in Earth science
research because of the widespread occurrence of zircon in sedimentary systems; the wide …

Plate tectonic theory suggests that present-day topography can be explained by the
repeated interactions between the tectonic plates moving along Earth's surface. However …

The Colorado plateau is a large, tectonically intact, physiographic province in the
southwestern North American Cordillera that stands at∼ 1,800–2,000 m elevation and has …

New high-resolution P-and S-wave tomography of the United States upper mantle from the
Pacific Coast to the Great Plains reveals strong multi-scale heterogeneity closely correlated …

The Cenozoic landscape evolution in southwestern North America is ascribed to crustal
isostasy, dynamic topography, or lithosphere tectonics, but their relative contributions remain …

Abstract Late Cenozoic (and especially Quaternary) fluvial deposits and related landforms
provide valuable information about landscape evolution, not just in terms of changing …

Abstract Apatite (U–Th)/He and fission-track dates, as well as 4 He/3 He and fission-track
length data, provide rich thermal history information. However, numerous choices and …

The uplift and denudation of the Colorado Plateau is important in reconstructing the
geomorphic and tectonic evolution of western North America. A Late Cretaceous (64±2 Ma) …

The correspondence between seismic velocity anomalies in the crust and mantle and the
differential incision of the continental-scale Colorado River system suggests that significant …

Abstract The Colorado Plateau of the southwestern United States is characterized by a bowl-
shaped high elevation, late Neogene–Quaternary magmatism at its edge, large gradients in …